The headline says it all folks. This is gonna be a lengthy one so sit back and enjoy.
Monday’s always suck. They are the first day of the week and everything is usually a mess and it’s generally know to be the shitty day. Well, today was the all time worst Monday ever.
Starts off with me getting my car stuck in the driveway. I went to plow myself out figuring the car would get through the little bit of snow that was there no problem. Yeah right. I got the damn car stuck half way between the street and the driveway. After trying and trying to get it out, I called the step-father to see if he could help. No answer after repeated calls. Finally I thought I’d call a tow truck. Yeah ok. I’ll wait an hour while the haul other people out of their driveways. So, I wander down the street to my friend Mike’s place as I see he’s brushing off the truck. Asked Mike if maybe he could push. No luck there. Got his dad’s truck and a tow chain hooked to the car but the ice was so slippery, the truck couldn’t pull anything. Alas, Mike gave me a drive to work. Thanks a million Mike!
So, I had already tried calling into work a dozen times and no one was answering the phones. I was wondering what was going on. Get in there to find out the power to the whole plant has been out since 4am. Things are even more of a mess because Monday is payroll day and payroll is done electronically so no one is going to get paid unless we find a way to get the payroll computer going. Plus, it’s also month end which means the boss wants to get her stuff done as she’s gone on Friday. ALSO! The phones are all digital phones so they only work when the power is on. Hence the reason I couldn’t get a hold of anyone at work.
So, the boss decides that we’re going to take the payroll computer and a bunch of other stuff to her house and get set up there so she can do payroll, and month end. So, we haul all of that stuff to the bosses house and surprisingly enough, that all went well. I then took a cab home and had lunch.
So I ate my sandwich and got a hold of Mike’s dad Al, who has hauled me out of the driveway before. The roads were a lot clearer now so I figured maybe he’d be able to get me out. He did! The car was free. I then parked it in mom’s driveway where it was clear and I could get out easily. Thanks Al!
I figured I’d be home for the day. But alas I got a call around 1 saying the power was back on @ work so I went back there. After hooking up all of the computers, making sure the servers were fine, and everyone was ok, I sat down to my PC and began my regular routine that normally starts at 8am. But I did a bit of work and then the power started flickering again. Alas, at 4pm, the transformer outside gave out, and the power was gone again. I was told to go home.
Got home, took the cat to the vet, came back, had supper and now I’m ready to relax for the night. Holy fricken insane day!
How was YOUR day?
